Title: Eight Dollars A DayComposer : Jesse Hutchinson, 1802-1853Date Created: 1848Abstract: This musical composition describes the dissatisfaction of the American people over how their Congressmen are paid eight dollars per day while "Seven dollars a month and to be shot at that is the common soldier's pay While those who send the poor fellows there get Eight dollars a day."Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: James K. Polk Sheet Music CollectionContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001482add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Carter FamilyArtist : Jim SherradenDate Created: 1990Abstract: This was carved for a CD design, MCA re-releasing old Decca artists. This cover design has not appairently been published as of this writing.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Contemporary United States (1968-present)Collection: Print CollectionContributing Institution: Hatch Show PrintURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001761add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (Still Left in You and Me)Composer : Jimmy V. MonacoLyricist : Grant ClarkeDate Created: 1916Abstract: Sheet music for a song about Darwin's theory of evolution, comparing the actions of humans to those of monkeys. Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee MusicContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001503add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: [Letter] 1846 Aug. 1, Salem, Miss[issippi] [to] Mr [Howell] Taylor, near Summerville, Tenn[essee]Author : John D. AlexanderRecipient : Howell TaylorDate Created: 1846-08-01Abstract: This document is a letter written by John D. Alexander to Howell Taylor on August 1, 1846. In the letter, Alexander informs Taylor that the Female Academy has a new principal by the name of Mr. C. A. Sprague, who plans to invite a Miss Goode to fill the position of director of the Department of Music.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Taylor Family of Fayette County, Tennessee LettersContributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003195add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: President Jackson's MarchComposer : John F. AbercrombieDate Created: 1829-1837Abstract: The full title of this composition is "President Jackson's March, For ONe or Two Performers." This piece of sheet music is found in a small volume of compiled music owned by a person who lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Andrew Jackson Sheet Music CollectionContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001487add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: President Jackson's Grand MarchComposer : John F. GonekeDate Created: 1829 - 1837Abstract: This is a Grand March composed for the Piano Forte in homage to President Jackson "As Performed at the Chesnut Theatre." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Andrew Jackson Sheet Music CollectionContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001486add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Mary AileenComposer : John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891Date Created: 1858Abstract: A song mourning the loss of his lover, Mary Aileen. Inscribed in pencil on the cover sheet reads "Compliments of a Friend."Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002625add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Banjo PolkaArranger : Joseph BenedictDate Created: 1851Abstract: Included in a bound volume of sheet music that once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner that has the words "Nora L. Gardner Nashville, Tenn August/60" written in pencil in the upper part of the cover sheet. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002561add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: LorenaComposer : Joseph Philbrick Webster, 1819-1875Date Created: 1857Abstract: The "The Universally Popular Ballad Lorena" speaks of a love lost because "A duty stern and pressing, broke/The tie which linked my soul with thee." This song became very popular during the American Civil War for soldiers and those at home on both sides. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002595add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: China Rose SchottischComposer : Julius BechtDate Created: 1859Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner. The front cover of this piece has the title "Roses Without Thorns A Collection of Favorite Polkas, Schottisches, &c." In the upper right corner, an inscription written in pencil reads "Nora Lee Gardner Columbia Tenn Feb 12th 1863."Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001661add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Pussy's PolkaComposer : KittyLithographer : Schnabel & FinkeldayDate Created: 1860Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume once owned by Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. The front cover has a lithograph of cats dancing in pairs with the words "Willie" and "Nora" written in pencil below the center couple. In the upper right corner of the cover reads "Nora Lee Gardner Female College Columbia Tn. Nov 18.61." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002572add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Knoxville College Graduation ProgramAttributed name : Knoxville CollegeDate Created: 1850 - 1950Abstract: This is a program for the Graduating Exercises of the Forth Normal Class of Knoxville College. There are 12 parts to the performance of this sacred material.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Beck Cultural Exchange CenterContributing Institution: Beck Cultural Exchange CenterURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003365add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: The Evening Star WaltzComposer : LannerArranger : Ferdinand Beyer, 1803-1863Date Created: 1856 - 1860Abstract: This composition is included in a bound volume of sheet music once owned by Miss Nora Gardner of Tennessee. No publication date is listed. However, this piece was published during the span of 1856 through 1860, which has been inferred from the years during which the publisher operated under the specified name and location, as listed in the Handbook of Early American Sheet Music 1768-1889 by Harry Dichter and Elliott Shapiro (Dover, 1977). Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002673add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Ruskin-Cave College School of Music ProgrammeDirector : Lena Leon McCoppinDate Created: 1912-03-08Abstract: Ruskin-Cave College School of Music Programme. Note on top states "I passed out programmes and sat with Beatrice on chair." Programme includes list of performance piece, performer and composer. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Elnora Miller PapersContributing Institution: Dickson County Public Library and Life Long Learning CenterURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000003370add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: The Haunted SpringArranger : Leopold Meignen, 1793-1873Date Created: 1838Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner. This piece is "from the Songs of the Legends and Traditions of Ireland" and is arranged for the Guitar. It seems like an Irish variation on popular fairy tales involving mythical ladies luring unsuspecting people to their deaths. The creation date of 1838 is questionable. This piece was published during the span of 1840 through 1855, which has been inferred from the years during which the publisher operated under the specified name and location, as listed in the Handbook of Early American Sheet Music 1768-1889 by Harry Dichter and Elliott Shapiro (Dover, 1977). Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001505add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: I'm Livin' in Hopes of Gettin' a Man, a Real Real ManComposer; Lyricist : Lew RobertsDate Created: 1907Abstract: Sheet music cover of song by Nashville composer and publisher depicting a fashionable woman inspecting a long line of men in search of suitable husband.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: Kenneth D. Rose Sheet Music CollectionContributing Institution: Tennessee State Library and ArchivesURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001445add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Come Love With MeComposer : Lon Morris, 1830-1882Date Created: 1858Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that was once owned by Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. "The Music of Morris Brothers Pell and Huntley's Minstrels arranged for the Piano" is the title on the front cover. This love song tells of how "happy we will be, With you my bride down by my side, In the cottage by the sea." Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002577add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: The Monastery BellsComposer : Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wely, 1817-1870Date Created: 1864Abstract: This composition does not have a publication date listed. However, because it is included in a bound volume of sheet music once owned by Miss Nora Gardner of Tennessee, and the range of dates of publication for the music included in this volume is from 1859 through 1866, the publication date of this piece is inferred to be 1864. Also, an advertisement is printed on the back of the cover sheet, which lists letters to the publisher that are all dated 1864. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002680add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Southern TournamentComposer : Louis LybeckerDate Created: 1866Abstract: This piece is included in a volume of bound sheet music once owned by Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. A pencil inscription of her name is at the top of the front cover. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002634add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: The Burman LoverComposer : Louis TrippSinger : Jenny StaleyDate Created: 1851Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner. Inscribed in pencil on the front cover are the words "Nora E. Gardner Dresden Tenn." Under the title, are the words "Oh Come With Me In My Little Canoe," which is the opening line of the song. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001656add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: Monk's No Kin to Me (Evolution Fox Trot Song)Composer; Lyricist : M. AzzolinaDate Created: 1925Abstract: Sheet music of an anti-evolution song published at the time of the John T. Scopes monkey trial. First chorus makes indirect reference to prohibition by mentioning Volstead. Stanzas mention several characters from the Bible, including Adam, Eve, Jonah, and Joshway (Joshua). Part of the Scopes subgroup of the John S. Mitchell Collection.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)Collection: John S. Mitchell Collection of Tennessee MusicContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001502add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: I Kiss'd Her In A DreamLyricist : M. F. BigneyComposer : Th. J. MartinDate Created: 1859Abstract: This piece of sheet music is included in a bound volume that once belonged to Miss Nora Gardner, a Tennessee resident. This particular piece is part of a collection called "Lyric Sparks" and is inscribed in pencil on the song's first page as "Compliments of J. R. Martin." The song itself is an ode to a lovely lady. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000001512add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: W. C. Handy at pianoPhotographer : M. SmithDate Created: 1944-11-05Abstract: This photograph was given to Robert R. Church, Jr. It is signed on the front by W. C. Handy.Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)Collection: The Robert R. Church Family PapersContributing Institution: University of Memphis Special CollectionsURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002722add to bookbag | view long format in new window

Title: I Have No Sister NowLyricist : M.F.H. SmithComposer : M.F.H. Smith Date Created: 1859 - 1866Abstract: This single sheet of music was published in the Waverley Magazine and Literary Repository. On the reverse side are various articles and advertisements. There is no publication date listed. However, the date of 1864 is inferred from the range of publication dates in the bound volume of sheet music with which it is included. The volume once belonged to Tennessee resident, Miss Nora Gardner. Tennessee State Department of Education Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)Collection: Nora Gardner Sheet Music VolumesContributing Institution: Center for Popular MusicURL: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200800000002674add to bookbag | view long format in new window